After the long heat wave, it was a relief to wake to the overcast morning for our jaunt to Freedom/Corralitos in Santa Cruz County. I was joined by ALC friends Michael H. and Keith W. along with potential new DSSF members Chris T. and Jeremy J., who met last weekend on Stephanie’s East Bay BART […]

Today’s Flash Ride netted three participants-the usual Conzelman suspects of Erik, Mark H and yours truly. We started in Orinda shortly after 9am, where the skies were clearing to blue with nice mild temps. Perfect riding weather! We followed the route of the Grizzly Peak Century from May. You gotta love routes with painted arrows […]

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The reach of Different Spokes knows no limit! I am happy to report two more medals for a DSSF member, one gold one bronze.. …in Badminton. Indeed, Ron got one gold medals in the Men Single and one bronze in the Mized Double with his partner Laura.

It’s been a while since we’ve posted a ride report on C-Loop Thursdays, but this mid-week afterwork ride is still going strong thanks to the leadership of Bill Bir and Erik Leung. I joined today for the first time in a while, leaving from home instead of downtown, and met Bill, Erik, and Mark enroute […]

Today was the individual time trial. We set out for the Palos Forest Preserve SW of Chicago. It is a 45 minute trip from downtown Chicago. We got driven there in style in a good old-fashioned yellow schoolbus! The course was a somewhat hilly, 11 mile, banana shaped (or as Jerome said “croissant-shaped”) scenic (not) […]

Today we had medals for 3 DSSF members in the criterium! Gold for Don D. in the 60+ Men’s. All riders 50+ rode together and Don won against all 50+ riders. Bronze for Joe L’s boyfriend Mark Y. in 50-60 Men’s. Bronze for Jerome T. 40-44 Men’s. All riders 40-49 rode (all 35 of them) […]

The Tom Waddell Award for outstanding Gay Games participation is presented by the Federation of Gay Games every four years to individuals who have demonstrated a history of outstanding service in the arts, athletics or volunteerism. Derek Liecty was honored at the Opening Ceremonies at Soldier Field in Chicago as the male recipient of the […]

Jerome” s Motion Based info is very cool! I may have to take my cycling technophilia/geekness up a notch and purchase a GPS myself instead of always asking Jerome, Jaime and David what our elevation gain on a ride is. Personally, I am still waiting for a helmet-mounted camera with a shutter control wired into […]